About 5,000 Huguenots came to Ireland during the time when they were fleeing religious persecution, following the
revocation of the
Edict of Nantes in their native France. Hundreds of these refugees settled in Cork. In the area of Lumley Street, The cemetery is home to the remains of some of the most prominent Huguenots of the city and it is understood that the remains of at least one former
Lord Mayor of Cork are held within. The last recorded use of the graveyard for burial was in 1901. The cemetery is a recorded monument. ==Further reading==